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twenty-two

22: A mix-up

Jennie pov
Feeling the sunlight hit my face I opened my eyes, hiding my face in the blanket.

I was just about to turn around and go back to sleep when I noticed the weight on my stomach.

Slightly turning my head, I then felt someone breathing silently against my shoulder.
A familiar scent rose up into my nose, letting me know whose arm that was.

Taehyung was still fast asleep and I didn't want to wake him.

Like a big teddy bear, he had both of his arms wrapped around my body, making it impossible for me to move without risking of waking him.

I was getting hot under the blanket so I tried moving it slightly.

"Mhm, don't go", the boy behind me mumbled, pulling me closer to him.

He hid his face in my neck and I felt his chest press against my back.

"I'm not going to." My voice was only a soft whisper.

His warm embrace and the sun hitting us made me feel like it was a hot summer day.

I felt his lips gently peck the nape of my neck, up until behind my ear. His touch made me get goosebumps all over my body.

The previous night he had brought me to his apartment. After I had taken off my makeup, we started to watch a movie. Not even ten minutes into it, I fell asleep.

I didn't know what time it had been but at some point, I woke up as he had carried me into his bedroom.

Suddenly Taehyung turned me around so we were facing each other. Pulling me closer, he rested his forehead against mine and opened his eyes to look at me.

"When do you think you have to leave?", he asked.

I lifted my arm and stretched myself, feeling all sleepiness and tiredness leave my body.

I placed one of my hands on his cheek and caressed it softly with my thumb.

"I don't know. My schedule's empty today", I responded.

He nodded and placed his lips gently on my nose. I felt my heart flutter as I felt him smile against my skin.

"Let's go back to sleep then", he whispered in between pecks on my forehead, as he snuggled himself into the crook of my neck.

"But it's already noon", I mumbled as I looked at the clock that was standing on his nightstand.

12:22 pm.

"Hmm, I don't wanna get up." His hands went up and down my spine and then into my hair.

"Let's stay like this for some more", he added, placing a kiss on my exposed collarbone, "You're just so comfy."

He hid his face in the hem of his shirt, which I was wearing, and inhaled deeply.

So for the next few minutes, we stayed like that, his warm embrace giving me some sort of nostalgia.

Even though I knew it was Taehyung, who was wrapped around my body, who was kissing me gently and who was asking me to stay, my mind tricked me into thinking that it was someone else who was clinging onto me.

I closed my eyes and when I opened them again I saw Jongin's brown hair instead of Taehyung's black hair.

My hand started to shake as I slowly stroked through it. Memories flooded my mind and I felt an aching pain in my heart.

I didn't want to remember those things but as I held Taehyung closely to my chest, I heard Jongin's laugh ringing in my ear.

"Hey, can you show me where the bathroom is? I think I need a shower", I muttered, interrupting my own thoughts.

I needed to get those memories out of my head.

Slowly Taehyung let go of me and rolled to the corner of the bed, stretching the remaining sleep out of his body.

He sat up and ruffled through his hair. I stared at his back and when he stood up, I followed him.

He led me to the bathroom and handed me a new pair of his sweats and a shirt of his.

"Towels are in the cabinet next to the toilet. I'm going back to bed", he yawned and left into his bedroom.

I closed the door and leaned against the sink and looked into the mirror.

My hair was a total mess and with a sigh, I took off the clothes I was still wearing and got into the shower.

I let the cold water run over my body as I blankly stared at the shower wall.

It has been six months since Jongin's and my breakup and he was still lingering in my head.

I didn't want to think about him, I didn't want to continue to feel the pain.

After washing my hair, I got out and dried myself and put on Taehyung's clothes.

I didn't know what was going on between the two of us. There was this attraction I felt whenever I saw him. And whenever his lips touched my skin, I wanted to give in and let him take over my body.

But I couldn't.

Jongin was there. Not physically, but he was lingering in my mind, creeping around in my head as if he didn't want to leave.

Letting my wet hair down, I left the bathroom and went back into the bedroom.

Taehyung was laying on his back, his arm over his eyes, blocking out the sun. His shirt had been slightly sliding up, revealing a bit of his abdomen and his v-line.

"Are you done?", he asked when he noticed my presence.

I nodded and slowly walked toward his bed. He stretched once again, making his shirt slide up even more.

"Then come back to bed."

When I stood right next to him he took my wrist and pulled me down to him.

"Your hair is really soft after you wash it", he whispered into my hair as he brushed through it.

The way he treated me at that very moment reminded me of Jongin in so many ways.

I inhaled his scent to remind myself that this was not him, this was Taehyung.

I lifted my head and looked him right into his eyes. I knew this was Taehyung, he smelled like Taehyung, his touch was like Taehyung's but my eyes played me, making me think that it was Jongin I was laying on.

"Kiss me", I breathed against his lips.

I needed to assure that this really was him, I needed to feel it.

But most importantly I needed to get Jongin out of my head. He's been in there for too long, draining me and taking all of my energy.

With a soft smile, his head inched closer and within seconds his lips met mine.